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Still Up in the Air by Bob Ryan So…spring training has officially opened….every team should have high spirits at this time of the year..but there are still many balls up in the air…not only about roster configuration but the implementation of the 10-day DL rule…
…..I’ve been asking for MLB teams to consider a variety of ways to save the bullpen….6 man rotation, bridge ...

Behind Closed Doors by Bob Ryan Behind closed doors…insiders share info with their REAL feelings and speculations on why actions/moves have taken place in the sports world.. .. is usually done without any PC talk… talking behind closed doors it was heard that…..
…behind closed doors the talk was about the Cards pushing their win total upwards ….there are a couple ways ...

Alexa … find me … by Bob Ryan OK…I received a new toy…or program, for Christmas…ask Alexa….so I thought that I’d put it to work…here we go..
Bob…thx Alexa……ya know I hear a lot about that WAR stat…find me what that means and who were in the top 10 of the MLB for 2017.
Alexa…OK…let me check….well I’ve found the definition of WAR…it says “Wins ...

Trade Sparks Life in Fans by Bob Ryan The Cardinals acquired heavy hitting, smooth fielding Marcell Ozuna last week….suddenly…it seemed as if the fans were excited …..real excited….again…it was like fresh new life about the Cardinals. Why so? The Cardinals had six different players with 20+ HR last year, two more with 18….but…none were viewed…at least by the fans… as a “true” power ...

It’s all Blue(s) by Bob Ryan The Blues have now played just a bit more than a ¼ of their season….there’s a lot of good going on with the “Note” but there are some sports fans “blue” because of recent or long-time ailments…take a look first at the Blues…
…In the revamped rules of the NHL , scoring has increased…as it was ...

In The Shadows by Bob Ryan The eclipse last Monday was a spectacular view of the sun being in the shadow of the moon…I’m not a big science guy…but it really was something special. The shadows following the complete eclipse were the most fascinating to me. There are other shadows…some shadows in the sports world…some players have fallen out of the ...

Tour de’ Farce by Bob Ryan Sure the grueling Tour de’France has concluded but how about the Tour de’ Farce around the sports world….here goes with some things that make you wonder…
….at Texas Football, new Head Coach Tom Herman is apparently trying to elevate the competitiveness and change the culture of his team…the Longhorns success meter had dropped the last 2 ...

4th of July by Bob Ryan 4th of July…may mean a lot of different things to each of us…maybe it’s remembering the Independence of our country…maybe its remembering the family BBQ’s …maybe it’s the fireworks celebrating the holiday…maybe swimming parties…we all have our own memories….well here’s a few thoughts on the 4th celebration of firework from the sports point of view ...

Father’s Day Gifts by Bob Ryan Many of you celebrated Fathers Day on Sunday….as did many others…we had the rare opportunity to learn some of the gifts that these Fathers’ …or someday to be… fathers….received…
…Chris Maloney received instructions on how to raise both arms simultaneously since he’s never demonstrated that skill previously as 3B coach
….Jon Lester received a certificate from his ...

Cards – Cubbies … This Isn’t 2016 by Bob Ryan So we’ve had the weekend to enjoy another Cards-Cubs series…things are different this year…way different….some thoughts…
2016 was a very special year….the Cubs sprinted out of the starting box in April—went 17-5, their pitching was terrific—they (Lester, Arrieta, Hammel, Lackey & Hendrick) had a 2.39 ERA with 17 quality starts (tied for MLB lead) and the ...

Who’ll Stop The Rain by Bob Ryan One of my favorite songs was the 1970 CCR song “Who’ll stop the rain”…first of all….all of us have to have tremendous concern & pity for all those impacted by all the tremendous rainfall of the last week or so…our concern for hitting or throwing a ball, kicking a ball, trying to put a puck ...

Boos, Blues and Baseball by Bob Ryan Boos…NFL Draft-Day 1
…in an event that many of us anticipated anxiously for many years…its gone the way of Columbus Day…remember that holiday on Oct 9?….and… I couldn’t stand to watch Roger Dumbnall smiling… with his painted-on smile.. 32 long times on day 1….ugh..but … there were still some interesting developments … maybe its easier when ...

Happy Days by Bob Ryan This weekend was the ol’ Happy Days of Milwaukee all over again…I was looking for Richie Cunningham, Fonzie, Al Delvecchio, Mom & Pop Cunningham and the entire crew again ..things always worked out for them … somehow… despite the dire circumstances of the early minutes of the show…it all fell in line and had a ...

Real Season – What Do You Expect by Bob Ryan The Real Season began this week in the NHL….what are YOUR real expectations of the Blues— let’s try to think of it as must of us do…with our hearts, mind and eyes.
….With our hearts ….of course we all have high hopes…the team has played much better with Yeo as coach and actually have improved since ...

April Fools by Bob Ryan It’s April 3….but why does all the “fooling” have to occur on April 1? …..so…..let’s spread it out….let’s make it the 1st MONDAY of April….at least for this year….so this is our April Fools this year J Now go ahead…you pick which of the statements below are April Fools Day statements and which are true ...